Patents by Inventor Durga Devi Murthy

Durga Devi Murthy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling a set-top box based on device events
    Patent number: 8402498
    Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on a device event. A set-top box detects a wireless device. A communication channel is established with the wireless device configured to initiate a voice call. A command message is received, by the set-top box, over the communication channel. The command corresponds to a device event experienced by the wireless device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Abhishek Malhotra, Durga Devi Murthy, Kaushik Khatua, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Naveen Rosario, Tapan Bansal, Naman Patel, Madankanth Lanka, Varaprasad Meka, Chaitanya Kumar Behara, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Raju Ramakrishnan, Peter Joseph, Ashish Phutela
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SET-TOP BOX BASED ON DEVICE EVENTS
    Publication number: 20120036543
    Abstract: An approach is provided for controlling a set-top box based on a device event. A set-top box detects a wireless device. A communication channel is established with the wireless device configured to initiate a voice call. A command message is received, by the set-top box, over the communication channel. The command corresponds to a device event experienced by the wireless device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: T. Sahaya George, Abhishek Malhotra, Durga Devi Murthy, Kaushik Khatua, Sankaran Raman, Praveen Prabhaharan, Naveen Rosario, Tapan Bansal, Naman Patel, Madankanth Lanka, Varaprasad Meka, Chaitanya Kumar Behara, Balamuralidhar Maddali, Raju Ramakrishnan, Peter Joseph, Ashish Phutela